The Ancient Geography of India: I. The Buddhist Period, Including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-ThsangTrübner and Company, 1871 - 589 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 66
Page ix
... Sanskrit and Chinese languages for this special purpose . † The period of Hwen Thsang's travels extended from A.D. 629 to 645. During that time he visited most of the great cities throughout the country , from Kabul and Kashmir to the ...
... Sanskrit and Chinese languages for this special purpose . † The period of Hwen Thsang's travels extended from A.D. 629 to 645. During that time he visited most of the great cities throughout the country , from Kabul and Kashmir to the ...
Page x
... Sanskrit language . Towards the end of A.D. 638 he resumed his easterly route , following the course of the Ganges to Modagivi and Champa , and then crossing the river to the north he visited Paundra Varddhana , or X PREFACE .
... Sanskrit language . Towards the end of A.D. 638 he resumed his easterly route , following the course of the Ganges to Modagivi and Champa , and then crossing the river to the north he visited Paundra Varddhana , or X PREFACE .
Page xix
... Sanskrit and nese languages for this special purpose . † The period Hwen Thsang's travels extended from A.D. 629 to . During that time he visited most of the great es throughout the country , from Kabul and Kashmir he mouths of the ...
... Sanskrit and nese languages for this special purpose . † The period Hwen Thsang's travels extended from A.D. 629 to . During that time he visited most of the great es throughout the country , from Kabul and Kashmir he mouths of the ...
Page xx
... Sanskrit language . Towards the end of A.D. 638 he resumed his easterly route , following the course of the Ganges to Modagivi and Champa , and then crossing the er to the north he visited Paundra Vardhana , or X PREFACE .
... Sanskrit language . Towards the end of A.D. 638 he resumed his easterly route , following the course of the Ganges to Modagivi and Champa , and then crossing the er to the north he visited Paundra Vardhana , or X PREFACE .
Page 29
... Sanskrit vi , implying " cer- tainty , " , " " ascertainment , " as in vijaya , victory , which is only an emphatic form of jaya with the prefix vi . Vigráma would therefore mean emphatically " the city " —that is , the capital ; and ...
... Sanskrit vi , implying " cer- tainty , " , " " ascertainment , " as in vijaya , victory , which is only an emphatic form of jaya with the prefix vi . Vigráma would therefore mean emphatically " the city " —that is , the capital ; and ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abu Rihân Abul Fazl According agrees Akbar Alexander Alexander's Alor ancient Aornos Arrian Balabhi Banâras bank Bengal Biâs Brahmans breadth bricks Buddha Buddhist called capital Ceylon Chenâb Chinese pilgrim cloth Curtius Debal described distance district Doâb east eastern Edited exactly F. J. FURNIVALL Fa-Hian famous feet Ganges Ghazni Greek Haidarâbâd Harapa hill Hindu Hwen Thsang identified India Indo-Scythian Indus inscription Jalâlpur Jhelam Johiyas Journ Julien's Hiouen Thsang Jumna Kabul Kanoj Kashmir king kingdom Kosala Kusinagara language Magadha Malwa measurement mentioned miles in circuit monastery mound mountain Muhammadan Multân nearly north-east north-west Ohind Panjâb Pliny position present probably province Ptolemy Purâna Raja Râvi reign river road route ruins Sangala Sanskrit Satlej seventh century sewed Sindh situated south-east south-west Srughna stadia Strabo stupa Taxila temple tion town translation Travels valley village visited western whole yojanas